Public Safety, Interoperability and the Transition to Digital Television.

Reviews policy issues and legislative proposals related to National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the U.S. (9/11 Commission) recommendations for increased assignment of radio spectrum to public safety agencies and improved interoperability of emergency communications systems, and assesses pro...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Emergency communication systems. Fire fighters. Police. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews policy issues and legislative proposals related to National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the U.S. (9/11 Commission) recommendations for increased assignment of radio spectrum to public safety agencies and improved interoperability of emergency communications systems, and assesses proposals to reallocate a portion of radio spectrum from commercial TV broadcasters to public safety agencies. Discusses legislation in the 109th Congress related to spectrum policy and public safety, and provisions in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.